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[Fatrat]

Since aipac owns both houses already, its just showtime...

 

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US Tightens Economic Controls on Iran and Warns Shipping About Hormuz Tolls

In what it is calling “Economic Fury,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury is expanding a number of efforts to tighten the economic controls on Iran w...

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[Goldhedge]

The flack is greatest when you're over the target...

 

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Bank of Kunlun + SGE Gold: The Iran-China RMB-Oil-to-Gold Loop (Timeline)

️ 2012: US sanctions Bank of Kunlun (CNPC-linked) for Iran deals—cuts it from USD system but makes it PERFECT for yuan payments. No US exposure to lose.

️ Over years: Kunlun becomes main conduit for Iranian crude to Chinese “teapot” refineries (Shandong independents). Oil flows discounted, paid in RMB outside SWIFT.

Iran stacks yuan surpluses (tens of $B per Bloomberg est.). Can’t easily spend in dollars → converts excess RMB to PHYSICAL GOLD on Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE).

️ 2025: Bloomberg tracks SGE push—warehouses to HK/overseas, courting foreign CB gold storage, yuan gold benchmarks. China builds gold clout amid de-dollarization. Teapots keep lifting Iranian barrels despite US heat.

️ 2026: US sanctions 5 teapots under EO 13902/13846 for Iran oil.

️ May 2: China MOFCOM invokes Blocking Statute for FIRST TIME—orders firms NOT to comply with those US sanctions. Protects the whole Kunlun/teapot/SGE ecosystem.

️ Result: Resilient sanctions-bypass loop—oil for RMB via Kunlun → gold via SGE. Accelerating decoupling. Bloomberg-reported reality.

What a system!
#Oil #Gold #Geoeconomics
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[Fatrat]

Jewish and American assassins hunting you, I'd keep a low profile too...

 

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No clue if this is true or not.

 

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• President Donald Trump said the U.S. will attempt to “free” stranded cargo ships that have been trapped by the Strait of Hormuz closure since the war with Iran began.
• The effort, which Trump dubbed “Project Freedom,” is set to begin Monday.
• The strait has been largely impassable since the war broke out, stranding cargo vessels and choking off a key supply chain.

Trump says U.S. will 'free' ships trapped in Persian Gulf by Strait of Hormuz closure

Vessels have been largely unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for months, disrupting key supply chains.

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Post in thread 'Food Insecurity / Hunger'

Yesterday at 4:48 AM

Just a little food for thought. Take it fwiw and dyodd.

Financial Crash Expert: A Once In a Lifetime Crisis Is Coming​

Apr 26, 2026 #iranwar #globalfoodcrisis #financialcrash
Are oil prices really about to crash overnight? Could the Iran War trigger a global food crisis in just 3 months? What happens when a financial crash expert connects the dots between military escalation and the collapse of your food supply?In this video, our financial crash expert breaks down the real economic earthquake behind the US-Israel-Iran war — and why 54 food prices rising is just...

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Where Are The Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home

Two carrier strike groups remain in the Middle East as President Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ to get trapped ships out of the Persian Gulf.

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Currently MS Now is saying there's a possibility a U.S. Naval Warship has been hit. No clue if true or not but if it is true I expect things to get hot real quick.

 

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*Note: This has not been confirmed as of yet.

Two missiles hit US warship trying to enter Strait of Hormuz, Iranian news agency says​

(Corrects first paragraph to make clear Jask is not an island but a port on the Gulf of Oman on Iran's southern coast)

By Tala Ramadan and Jacob Bogage

DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 (Reuters) - Iran's navy prevented "American-Zionist" warships entering the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state TV reported, while the Fars news agency said two missiles had hit a U.S. warship near Jask on the Gulf of Oman after it ignored Iranian warnings.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports, and there was no immediate response from the United States.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...news-agency-says/ar-AA22lKE1?ocid=socialshare

 

[nickndfl]

It's going to blow up again.Too bad it's going to ruin the summer.

 

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FWIW (dyodd)

 

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[Fatrat]

It's going to blow up again.Too bad it's going to ruin the summer.

That was always the plan...otherwise very high heating bills.

 

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[Goldhedge]

STRAIT SHOWDOWN: Trump's Project Freedom Puts Iran to the Ultimate Test
President Trump announces “Project Freedom,” directing the U.S. Navy to escort neutral-country ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday and warning that interference will be attacked, while noting positive U.S.-Iran discussions and framing the move as a test of whether Iran’s negotiators control the IRGC. The episode argues Trump is using oil and gas to rebuild the U.S. economy and to displace London’s oil-pricing power, citing April 20 Presidential Determinations under the Defense Production Act, a National Energy Dominance Council led by Doug Burgum and Chris Wright, and rising U.S. production driving lower prices, a manufacturing revival, and a shrinking trade deficit. It contrasts this with post-1971 “petrodollar” strategy, OPEC shocks, “controlled disintegration,” and Iran-related destabilization, and claims modern media propaganda—from Lippmann to Operation Mockingbird to recent censorship networks—drives anti-Trump narratives.

00:00 The Monday Brief - STRAIT SHOWDOWN: Trump's Project Freedom Puts Iran to the Ultimate Test - May 4, 2026
01:59 Oil as a Superweapon for the American Renaissance
05:16 How They Used Oil to Launch a Dark Age
09:08 Why the Media Can't Stop Lying

 

[Goldhedge]

Trump now controls the energy systems that the City of London controlled...

Trump TAKES On London's DARK Money​

 

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Explosion Hits Ship as Trump's Hormuz Push Meets Reality

A South Korean ship was hit by an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and Iranian drones caused a fire at a UAE oil port, as Tehran demonstrated its grip on Middle East oil after U.S. President Donald Trump said his Navy would open the strait.

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Shipping Awaits Clarity on ‘Project Freedom’ as Hormuz Risks Remain High

BIMCO is urging shipowners to keep their guard up in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the overall security picture for commercial shipping is effectively unchanged despite U.S. President Donald...

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Maersk Ship Exits Hormuz Under U.S. Protection

Maersk has confirmed that one of the vessels involved in Monday’s U.S.-escorted transits of the Strait of Hormuz was its U.S.-flagged roll-on/roll-off ship Alliance Fairfax, marking one of the clearest tests...

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Iran Attacked Two US Navy Destroyers During First Day of "Project Freedom"

Defense officials have identified the destroyers that transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday as USS Truxtun and USS Mason, according to CBS. The vesse...

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Iran Responds to Trump's "Project Freedom" With Escalation and Attacks

Following the Trump administration's announcement of a support system designed to "guide" ships out of the Arabian Gulf and through the Strait of Hor...

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US protection plan fails to calm Hormuz nerves - Splash247

Twenty-four hours into the Trump administration’s Project Freedom operation to guide stranded vessels out of the Persian Gulf, shipowners remain deeply cautious – and Iran’s actions on the ground are doing little to encourage confidence. On the very day US forces began the operation on Monday...

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U.S. AH-64 Apache, MH-60 Seahawk Helicopters Sink Six Iranian Boats (Updated)

Commercial vessels and American warships are coming under Iranian attack around the Strait of Hormuz as a new U.S. maritime protection plan has kicked off.

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